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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Bainbridge Island (WA)
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Suspension pan hole-need advice!!
Hey all-
The suspension pan has rotted through from the battery deck. The hole is about 7" x 7", but the real issue is that the driver side suspension bolts (both of them) are only about 3 " away from the hole, and there is severe metal fatigue there anyway. I would prefer not to wind up driving on one wheel coming out of a corner.... Am I looking at a patch job or a new pan? I don't weld, but do have access to a section of a full suspension pan that can be cut out and placed. Am I better off buying the correct piece from our sponsor and having that put in? I can't get a pic of the rusted bits from the bottom without the car being up in the air, and did not have my camera when I had it on a rack a couple of days ago. All help appreciated. I don't want to drive until this is fixed. Regards, Bill
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03-18-2007, 12:48 PM
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I'd rather work with new metal than clean up an old piece. These parts don't cost a lot of money to begin with. It's almost not worth the time to cut out a piece from a donor and clean it.
You can do a partial repair, depends on the damage. Most remove the gas tank support first anyway. Then you can easily see how much you want to cut out. |
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03-18-2007, 01:10 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Brooklyn, NY USA
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Like Milt said, you are better working with new metal. Just don't pop rivet it and/or fiberglass the patch. Have it welded in place after you have exposed enough good non rusted amterial to weld to.
If it were me, and I have been faced with this, I would do a full suspension pan. Because there is about a 99% chance there is more rust lurking.
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03-18-2007, 01:16 PM
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New pan is not that hard to do I did mine a while back myself because its cost effective.Do a search for pix also you may fined you have more rot than you think best of luck Chuck
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